Summertime Fun!

It's summertime! Or at least it WAS. Yep, the
days we all Pacific NWers live for seem to have
already come and gone. But we tried to squeeze
the best out of the good days this year, and here are
a few photos to prove it.

We'll start with a shot taken at the Lake Forest
Park Civic Club, a private beach club on Lake
Washington, just down the hill from our house.
We finally joined this year. Look how much Benton
loves it!


Iron also spent some good times in the sun at the
LFPCC. This picture proves he's Tam's offspring--
soakin' up those rays like a pro! (By the way, Seattle
summers aren't complete without the popular Seafair
hydroplane races. Aunt Deeky sent the boys their
own inflatable hydroplane!)


Here, Benton and Daddy cool off in the water.


We also spent some time with friends at Gene
Coulon Park on the south end of Lake Washington.
Here's Benton enjoying his own private pool
experience...


...while Reese DeSmet plays an expert game of
Peek-a-boo with Iron.


Check out this video of Benton having a super fun
time swinging at Coulon Park!


Here's a shot of Mama with Iron at the Newcastle
Beach Park in Bellevue, Wash. The water was a
bit chilly, hence Iron's death grip on Mom!


And here's Dada with Iron, who's just
discovered this weird thing called sand.
This was taken during our wait for the ferry
in Southworth, Wash.


Not every summertime outing was fit for
swimsuits and sun block! Here's Benton
cheering on Mom and Dad at the annual
Bocce Ball tourney hosted by friends Ted
and Carrie Schneider (our Beach Haven
buddies).


Even Iron's daycare grabbed sun rays
when they could. Here's Iron swinging at
daycare. Looks like he inherited Daddy's
big toes!


And on the way home from daycare, sometimes
Daddy would stop at Lake Ballinger so Iron
could frolic in the grass and feed the ducks.


But summertime wouldn't be complete without
a few refreshing beverages. Some bellies are
made to hold formula...and some are not. Aaaahh.